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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters are introduced first at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The boy and Una, his sister.
(b) The boy and Rory Hannaway.
(c) The boy and his father.
(d) The boy and his mother.

2. What key theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) The conflict between the police and the IRA.
(b) The death of the boy's sister.
(c) The disappearance of the boy's uncle.
(d) The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants.

3. Where does the boy's father work?
(a) The docks.
(b) The distillery.
(c) The naval base.
(d) The police station.

4. In Chapter 2, at what time does the grandfather clock strike before it stops for good?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Midnight.

5. How does Rory Hannaway die?
(a) Beaten to death by thieves.
(b) Killed by a reversing lorry.
(c) Contracted meningitis.
(d) Drowned in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people believe lay below the ruins of Grianan?

2. From where does the title of the novel get its name?

3. On what day do the Francis and Frances' parents die?

4. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?

5. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?

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